About me

Alexia Smith, Clinical Hypnotherapist located in Exeter, Tiverton and Barnstaple. Specialising in anxiety and stress, fears and phobias, and weight control.

Alexia is a qualified Clinical Hypnotherapist, having gained her Certificate, Diploma and Post-Graduate Practitioner's Diploma from the London College of Hypnosis (LCCH). She has been a member of the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis (BSCH), since 2006 and a member of the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR) since 2009. She currently runs three private practises in Devon. These are centrally located in Exeter, Tiverton and Barnstaple.

Alexia works with clients who have a variety of problems including weight, anxiety, phobias, addictions, habits, depression and confidence. In her sessions she combines Clinical Hypnotherapy with techniques from Psychotherapy, Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Life Coaching and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. She is a trained practitioner of EMDR; a ground-breaking technique used in the treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and has also trained in Fertility Issues with Sjanie Hugo, a fertility expert and author of The Fertile Body Method.

Alexia worked at a Weight Loss Boot Camp from 2008 - 2012, which she says has given her a wealth of experience in her field. Working with clients from all over the world, from different cultures and backgrounds, she has developed a programme which assists the client to feel back in control of their eating and weight. In 2010, Alexia introduced the Hypno-band to her programme, which uses hypnosis to create a virtual gastric band.

Prior to working as a Hypnotherapist, Alexia studied Psychology at university. After graduating in 1997, she worked for a Community Mental Health Team in Berkshire, an experience she says, "Has given me a greater understanding of the issues surrounding mental illness and the effects on the individual and their families."

Training, qualifications & experience

1997 University of Ripon & York St JohnBSc(Hons) Social and Environmental Science - Specialising in Psychology

2006 London College of Clinical HypnosisCertificate of Clinical Hypnosis

2007 London College of Clinical HypnosisDiploma of Clinical Hypnosis

2007 Sjanie HugoAdvanced Fertility through Hypnosis

2008 London College of Clinical HypnosisPractitioner’s Diploma of Clinical Hypnosis

2013 The Fast Trauma and Phobia Cure; Mindfulness in Practice; Working with Troubled TeenagersHuman Givens Institute

2014 Understanding Anxiety Guided Imagery and Visualisation for Therapeutic Change Effective Brief Psychotherapy Addiction: Understanding and Treating Addictive Behaviour Brief Therapy for Stopping Addictions How to Lift Depression From stress to psychosis: How to help prevent people from having breakdowns Human Givens Institute

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Fees

Further information

All enquiries are strictly confidential.

Appointments can be arranged at the following:

Holmedale Health, 34 Denmark Road, Exeter - Close to the city centre and many bus routes. Short-term parking is available free on Denmark Road and Spicer Road. Fairpark car park is located a short distance away on Magdalen Road.

4 Barrington Street, Tiverton - Close to the North Devon Link Road and 10 mins from the M5. Free parking available close by.

The Living Tree Centre, Paiges Lane, Barnstaple - Located in the city centre, next to Marks and Spencers. Close to bus links and the Paiges Lane car park.